Telecentres are public places where people can access digital technologies like computers and the internet to learn skills, find information, and communicate. They exist in almost every country under different names. Telecentres aim to support community development by reducing isolation, bridging the digital divide, promoting health, and creating economic opportunities, especially for youth. There are over 100,000 telecentres globally but they need support like training, content, services, and financing to maximize their impact and sustainability.

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2. telecentre.org A global network of people and organizations committed to increasing the impact and sustainability of telecentres around the world.

3. Telecentre (noun): A public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential 21st-century digital skills. While each telecentre is different, their common focus is on the use of digital technologies to support community, economic, educational, and social development—reducing isolation, bridging the digital divide, promoting health issues, creating economic opportunities, and reaching out to youth. Telecentres exist in almost every country, although they sometimes go by different names (e.g., village knowledge centres, infocentres, community technology centres, community multimedia centres, or school-based telecentres). Wikipedia definition of “telecentre” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecentre February 20, 2007, 9:20 am

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25. telecentre.org A global network of people and organizations committed to increasing the impact and sustainability of telecentres around the world.

26. Opportunity Over 100,000 telecentres globally. Powerful platform for social and economic development. But only if we ...

27. Opportunity ... help these centres offer skills , services and opportunities that will make a real difference in the lives of the next billion computer users.

28. what’s needed for success?

29. what’s needed for success? 1. telecentres

30. what’s needed for success? 1. telecentres 2. human resources 3. training 4. content 5. services 6. support 7. financing 8. networks

31. what’s needed for success? 1. telecentres 2. human resources (60%) 3. training (50%) 4. content (30%) 5. services (10%) 6. support (20%) 7. financing (60%) 8. networks (10%)

36. So far ... Networks rolling in 10 countries, serving 1000s of centres. Social enterprise activities in 5 countries. Governments engaged, and collaborating. Better intelligence, more momentum.

37. Networks 2007

38. moratuwa, sri lanka, may 2006 120 village level telecentre managers, entrepreneurs and monks gather to share experiences and plan joint activities.

39. chokwe, mozambique mozambique network: - tech support (phone) management training tech training peer learning web library

40. agra, india mission 2007 members develop a plan for common telecentre manager training curriculum + workshops.

41. utter pradesh, india Drishtee and others offer services ranging from english language training to remote health care to rural employment (BPO). How can we get these services into the hands of more telecentres?

42. Networks 2009

43. Upcoming ... Establish value added services fund. Create World Telecentre Academy network in 2008. Continuous learning, sharing and training for telecentre innovators. Try to help many more networks, including groups like IREX IATPs.

44. Growing the telecentre movement …. how can you get involved?

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